Mae West At Home

The ravenswood is a historic apartment building in art deco style at 570 north rossmore avenue in the hancock park neighborhood of los angeles california it was designed by max maltzman and built by paramount pictures in 1930 just five blocks from the corner of paramount s studios on melrose avenue.

Mae west at home. She was 87 years old. Chris basinger who got to know mae west in the early 1907s first as an employee at the. In july of this year julien s auctions announced a nov. A 1936 article about mae west stated this.

Her death was confirmed by the los angeles county police department which said she died apparently of natural causes in the wake of a stroke she suffered three months ago. She was active in vaudeville and on stage in new york city. 22 mae west the diamond lil of filmdom died at 7 00 this morning at her home in los angeles. A first person recollection what was mae west really like when she was in her own home entertaining her non industry buddies.

Mae west is making headlines again nearly 40 years since her passing in 1980. No exhibitionist off the set she checks her calculated mannerisms and hippy strut at the studio mae west. Mae west lived in the penthouse from its 1930 opening until her 1980 death. She began her career as a child star in vaudeville and later went on to write her own plays including sex for which she was arrested.

Mae west born mary jane west. Throughout the mid 1970s i was lucky to have met and interviewed many iconic actors directors and writers that were pioneers of film and television this included meetings with billy wilder george cukor moe howard and larry fine bud abbott tony curtis and many many others. Mae west was born 1892 in brooklyn new york to battling jack west and matilda doelger. She was known for her lighthearted bawdy double entendres and breezy sexual independence and often used a husky contralto voice.

Tucked behind hedges and fences the spanish hacienda style home dates to. 1 sale featuring over 230 items that the 30s sex symbol. Though her first movie role at age 40 was a small part in night after night 1932 her scene has become famous. One of those that i was fortunate to be able to meet and interview was the great mae west.